Linda Dillon
Linda Dillon | |
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.jpg) Dillon in 2023 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Mid Ulster | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Martin McGuinness |
| Chair of Mid-Ulster District Council | |
| In office April 2015 – May 2016 | |
| Member of Mid-Ulster District Council | |
| In office 22 May 2014 – 5 May 2016 | |
| DEA | Torrent |
| Preceded by | Council established |
| Succeeded by | Niamh Doris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1978 South Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | Gerard |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Coalisland |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | Official website |
Linda Dillon (Irish: Líonda Diolún; born 5 August 1978) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician from Northern Ireland, serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Mid Ulster since 2016.[1]
Political career
[edit]Originally elected as a Mid-Ulster councillor for the Torrent DEA (topping the poll with 14.8% of the total valid votes), she served as the inaugural chairperson of Mid-Ulster District Council since its inception in April 2015 and also sat on the Council's Development Committee until being elected to Stormont in May 2016.
As Martin McGuinness elected to run in the Foyle constituency in the 2016 Assembly election, Linda was then selected to replace him as a candidate in the Mid-Ulster constituency.[1] She was elected with her two other party colleagues (Ian Milne and Michelle O'Neill) on the first count, amassing 5,833 votes (14.3%).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Corr, Shauna (13 February 2016). "Linda Dillon 'delighted' at selection in place of Martin McGuinness for Mid Ulster". Mid Ulster Mail. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Mid Ulster - Northern Ireland Assembly constituency - Election 2017". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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